Vienna Philharmonic, Musikverein

Sibelius, Stravinsky

The Philharmoniker, under Valery Gergiev, accentuated the Brucknerian and Schubertian influences in Sibelius‘ 1st Symphony. Sibelius had conceived this symphony when he studied in Vienna (although he wrote it later). Bruckner was Sibelius’ favorite living composer, and Schubert was of course Bruckner’s model, so the concept worked.